A Johnson County foster parent has been charged with crimes against five children, including rape and child pornography.

A Johnson County foster parent has been charged with crimes against five children, including rape and child pornography.

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Updated: 5:32 PM CDT Apr 11, 2016

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WEBVTT CREATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. KMBC 9'S PEGGY BREIT IS LIVE IN OLATHE AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. PEGGY? PEGGY: COURT DOCUMENTS LIST CHILDREN IN THE VICTIMS AS IN THIS CASE, AGES FOUR THROUGH IN 16 CRIMES THE PROSECUTOR SAYS BEGAN IN 2013 AND LASTED TWO YEARS. MURPHY MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE HERE THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER BEING ARRESTED OUT OF THE COUNTRY. SEAN PATRICK LLOYD -- MURPHY LED HIS LAWYER TO THE TALKING. HIS BOND WAS HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THE JUDGE SAID NO AND ADDED STIPULATION IF HE MAKES BOND, HE WILL FORFEIT HIS PASSPORT. A YEAR AGO, MURPHY AND HIS FAMILY MOVED INTO THIS HOME IN EDGERTON WHERE NEIGHBORS QUICKLY LEARNED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FOSTER PARENTS. DAVID SORBO: THEY HAD A COUPLE KIDS IN AND OUT, LIKE THEY'D BE THERE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, AND THEN WE'D SEE ONE OR TWO OTHERS, ONE OR TWO NEW ONE PEGGY: THE NEIGHBORS SAY THE MURPHYS ALSO HAD A TEENAGED DAUGHTER OF THEIR OWN. AND THEY NOTICED A STRICTNESS WITH ALL THE KIDS. AUBREE SORBO: YOU KNOW, WENT OVERBOARD A LITTLE SOMETIMES WITH CORRECTIONS SO, BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S JUST MAYBE A PARENTING STYLE, NOT NECESSARIL A REFLECTION OF THE PERSON, BUT YOU KNOW I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CLUED ME INTO THE CHARGES THAT HE'S BEING ACCUSED OF. PEGGY: A SIGN ON THE DOOR HERE SAID MURPHY HADN'T LIVED HERE SINCE NOVEMBER. AND HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAS TOLD PEOPLE THEY'RE GETTING A DIVORCE. WHERE MURPHY WENT FROM THE EDGERTON HOME ISN'T CLEA HE WAS CHARGED MARCH 1, BUT NOT ARRESTED UNTIL SATURDAY. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GRASP THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHARGES. AUBREE SORBO: IF THIS IS TRUE, WHAT THESE CHILDREN HAD TO GO THROUGH IS JUST HORRIBLE, IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART FOR THESE KIDS. PEGGY: RIGHT NOW, THE JOHNSO INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND ALL OF THE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE, BUT THEY SAY IT REMAINS OPEN. TONIGHT AT 6:00, WHAT PROSECUTOR STEVE HOWE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE

Kansas foster father charged with rape, child pornography

A Johnson County foster parent has been charged with crimes against five children, including rape and child pornography.